Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-03-12
THE DOORS THROWN OPEN.

Ii was nearly 10 O'Clock before the doors
were thrown open to those who had been
waiting without impatently for nearly
three hours The people entered by the
Orange street entrance and were shown 10
their seats by the ushers.
During the time that the audience were
being shown to their seats, Organist Harry
Rowe Shelby played low, sweet music
upon the grand organ. The first four
S.Lts ON the right Of the centre aisle were
reserved for the relatives of the deceased.
Mr. Rccrhcr's family were not present and
the family pew was filled with flowers.
Mrs Bvcchcr was in the church for few
minutes before the doors were opened and
left with her sous before the crowd
en:: ::"rrd.
on the LETT side Of the centre aisle were
the members of the Clerical Union, ol
which Mr.. Brccher was member for 4
number OF years.
Rehind thcsu wEEo seated the officers OF
| the Thirteenth Regiment, ani then came
! the members OF the Legislative Committee
who ware badges made Of white silk.
! Behind these were delegates from nearly
every social. political % religious organ
| ilation ia New York or Brooklyn. There
was Il delegation Of ihe Colored Ministers
| Association present.
! SOME or THE PROMINENT MOuRSkES.
Shortly after 10 o'clock Rev. Dr. Me
| Glynn. of New York, was uShCred 10 a
seat directly behind the Protestant clergy
| mcu, Rnh almost at the same moment
President Ueana, 0f the Brooklyn Board
of Aldermen, came i'll escorting Lieutenant
Governor Jones Speaker Hustled and the
members ul the Legislative Committee.
! Henry George sOOn followed, and was
| given q seat next to IieutenanG Governor
| Jones United States Senator VIM. NJ.
Evarts was seated Immediately behind
Mr.. George.
! Just rs the services were about to begin,
shaft of sunlight falling on the pillow OF
flowers on the pulpit bearing the words,
THE Friend and Champion OF the Slave, >
made beautiful picture.
Promptly at 1870 DR.. Hall, vested with
surplice and stole, slowly assembled the
platform, accompanied by DR.. Halliday,
and the two took their places at the pulpit.
DR.. Hall at once began with the opening
Sentences Of the Episcopal burial service.
With faltering voice he repeated the ever
beautiful words, am the resurrection
and the life" When these were finished
the choir, nearly hidden behind bank OF
calla lilies, sang the burial chant, Lord,
let me know mine end Then DIR. Hall,
who had turned from the people TO hide
his tears during the singing of the chant,
read the lesson, taken from the fifteenth
chapter. Then followed the funeral ora
! ton.
DIR. HALLS SERMON.
The Rev. DR.. Charles f. Hall said: The
hand that rests so still yonder laid aside
pen over page of the unfinished Life OF
| Christ Possibly the last flash of thought,
as the conviction drew upon him of the
probable end of life, was to he left unfn-
ished: that be had not told all men that
he would have them know of that precious
revelation. Possibly as the spirit fled
awav TO he with Christ, whom he had
been serving, the full knowledge came to
him of that shoreleSs ocean of eternal life,
which is to know God and Jesus Christ
whom He hath sent; that is the beautiful
vision, the love of Christ which paSseth
knowledge, we dwell on one tiny bay OF II
here and dream about it. The departed
saints of God have already put out on Its
immeasurable spaces, and learned that the
life of Christ is never finished. 1t is the
one word of God which Is ever spoken